Dicranolaius sp. (Flower beetle)
Family: Melyridae (flower beetles)
The abdomen is widest at the posterior end. They are often brightly coloured and small.
Genus: Dicranolaius
The best known of the genus is Dicranolaius bellulus, also called the 'red and blue beetle'. It differs in having an orange tip to the ends of the elytra (the hardened front pair of wings).
Dicranolaius sp. is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Dicranolaius sp. Scientific name
- Flower beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 627.03m to 752m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Location information
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Maps
Mount Ainslie Mount Majura -
Places
Hackett, ACT
